Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, well-known for extremely fashionable farming sim recreation Stardew Valley, revealed that he may finally make a sequel to the title. In an interview with TigerBelly, Barone talked about that, with all the content material that he has labored so as to add into Stardew Valley, including on to the unique recreation seems like it might be lots simpler than making a contemporary recreation from scratch.
“It’s all of the techniques — all the most important techniques — are already all completed,” mentioned Barone. “That’s the stuff that’s not enjoyable to do. After I make an replace [for Stardew Valley now], it’s like, you understand, oh, throw on this, throw in that. Let’s add inexperienced rain — like, these random, whimsical concepts.”
“I’d finally make a Stardew Valley 2, to be sincere,” he continued.
It’s price noting that, whereas Barone can be at present engaged on one other recreation – Haunted Chocolatier – he has maintained that he’ll proceed so as to add extra content material to Stardew Valley. In an interview from again in January, Barone even spoke about wanting so as to add issues to the sport even 50 years later.
“I do soak up loads of what the followers are saying,” mentioned Barone in January. “I take note of what their ideas are, what their criticisms are. And the gamers are essential to me. I imply, I’ll always remember that it’s due to the gamers that I’m on this place, that the sport was in a position to be fashionable, that my desires as a recreation developer have come true.”
Barone additionally spoke about the concept that a recreation might doubtlessly have “an excessive amount of content material”. He did say that, if he had been to ever begin feeling overwhelmed with all the issues he plans on including to Stardew Valley, he’ll finally cease additional improvement. “One other factor is, I do wish to make a couple of recreation in my life. Together with the event time, I’ve been engaged on Stardew Valley for over 12 years now,” he mentioned.
Nonetheless, he nonetheless hasn’t proven any indicators of stopping work on Stardew Valley. He went so far as to even joke about releasing a contemporary replace for the sport when he’s 90 years previous. “I don’t wish to definitively say that the e book is ever closed, as a result of I believe I’ll all the time have a need to come back again and possibly add a factor or two. You already know, possibly even 50 years from now, I’d add one thing.”
“I like creating issues. I don’t suppose I’m ever going to retire. I believe it might be humorous to launch an replace after I’m, like, 90 years previous — if I reside that lengthy. Let’s hope.”
Stardew Valley was initially launched all the best way again in 2016. Because the title has crept as much as its tenth anniversary, it has finally been launched on nearly each gaming platform on the market. As of January this yr, Barone had confirmed that greater than 41 million copies had been bought up to now.
In relation to his different title, Barone had talked about up to now that he was “taking a break” from the event of Haunted Chocolatier. Nonetheless, he hasn’t revealed any extra particulars in regards to the title since then apart from saying that work on the sport would resume after a significant replace for Stardew Valley had been accomplished.
